Because Louisiana has a long history of detaining inmates past their lawful release dates, state officials should heed a ...

Fired Indiana prison investigator claims wrongful termination. Appeals court says state law denying due process may be unconstitutional.

This is Part 1 of a three-part series. PHILIPSBURG — Atop a wooded ridge in Central Pennsylvania, beyond two-lane highways ...

The United States transferred 5,700 detainees held for alleged ISIS affiliation from Northeast Syria to Iraq, where they are at risk of enforced disappearance, unfair trials, torture, ill treatment, ...

Venezuela’s new amnesty law has started freeing some political detainees, but rights groups say the numbers stay far below government claims.

The order by U.S. District Judge Roslyn Silver cites failures, including preventable deaths and illegitimate “refusals” of medical care.

A Denver judge ruled that the Colorado Department of Corrections has been violating an amendment to the state constitution by requiring people in state prisons to work under threat of solitary ...

A new law was supposed to help reduce the sentences of survivors of domestic violence. Most are still behind bars.

The Trump administration has issued a sweeping new order that could lead to the arrest of tens of thousands of refugees who are lawfully in the United States but do not yet have permanent residency, ...

A federal judge on Friday denied a temporary restraining order halting parole revocation hearings for three Arkansas inmates, just days before a scheduled hearing seeking a preliminary injunction ...

Venezuela has passed an amnesty law to free hundreds of political prisoners, but some rights groups and opposition members have cautiously welcomed it ...